How to recursively iterate through files in PHP?

Question

I have set up a basic script that is posting an array of paths to find template files inside them; currently it\'s only searching two levels deep and I\'m having some troubles g

Answer 1

PHP has the perfect solution for you built in.

Example

// Construct the iterator
$it = new RecursiveDirectoryIterator("/components");

// Loop through files
foreach(new RecursiveIteratorIterator($it) as $file) {
    if ($file->getExtension() == 'html') {
        echo $file;
    }
}

Resources

• DirectoryIterator - Manual